linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 09/17] Documentation: kernel-parameters: Document owl earlycon

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Date:   Fri, 3 Mar 2017 15:46:50 -0700
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Andreas Färber <afaerber@...e.de>
Cc:     arm@...nel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        mp-cs@...ions-semi.com, 96boards@...obotics.com,
        support@...aker.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 09/17] Documentation: kernel-parameters: Document owl
 earlycon

On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 04:40:47 +0100
Andreas Färber <afaerber@...e.de> wrote:

> +		owl,<addr>
> +			Start an early, polled-mode console on an Owl serial
> +			port at the specified address. The serial port must
> +			already be setup and configured. Options are not yet
> +			supported.
> +

Apologies, I'm just getting around to looking at this.

Is there any chance of getting a version of it that (1) has a proper
changelog, and (2) better describes the applicability of this option.
Presumably if I don't know what an "Owl serial port" is I don't need it,
but maybe a phrase saying where such ports might be found would be helpful
here?

Thanks,

jon